“And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.”
Lot goes out to speak to his sons-in-law, who are pledged to marry his daughters. He tells them to get out of Sodom because the LORD is about to destroy the city. But they think he is joking. The response is laughter — the same failure of reception that Noah faced when he preached righteousness. 2 Peter 2:5 calls Noah a preacher of righteousness who was not heard. Lot's sons-in-law are the people he has chosen to join his family — and they cannot receive the most important word he will ever speak. The application: who you invite into your family, your closest relationships, shapes the community that will or will not receive the urgent truths you carry. Lot's sons-in-law were chosen from Sodom's population, and they respond as Sodom responds.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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